Welcome to

A World of
Opportunities

The Aditya Birla Group

A Premium Global Conglomerate
OUR VISION
To be a premium global conglomerate, with
a clear focus on each of the businesses

OUR VALUES

Integrity

commitment

seamlessness

speed

passion

A US $40 billion
corporation

Over 50 per
cent revenues
from overseas
operations

The largest
Indian MNC with
manufacturing
operations in the US

Operates in 36
countries across
5 continents

Anchored by
120,000 employees
belonging to 42
different nationalities

League of
Fortune 500

Aditya Birla Group

Globally

N o . 1 in
viscose

staple
fibre

A metals powerhouse,
Hindalco-Novelis

is the largest aluminium rolling

company and amongst the most
cost-efficient aluminium and
copper producers

Among the

top 10
cement
producers

The fourth-

largest

producer of
The fourth-largest

No.1

in

producer of
insulators

acrylic
fibre

carbon
black

Among the best

energy-efficient

fertiliser
plants

The largest fashion

(premium branded apparel)

and lifestyle player

The second-largest
manufacturer and

largest exporter
of

viscose

filament yarn

Among the top

3 mobile
telephony
companies

A leading player

in life insurance and

asset Management

Aditya Birla Group

In India
The largest
producer in the
chlor-alkali

sector

The largest
manufacturer of

linen fabric

Among the top

2 supermarket

chains in the

retail business

Metals

Aluminium

(Hindalco, Novelis)

Amongst the top 5 aluminium

majors worldwide
Largest vertically integrated
aluminium company
49 manufacturing units in 11
countries anchored by a 34,000
strong workforce

Copper

(Birla Copper)

Worlds largest custom smelter

at a single location
Copper mines in Australia

Worlds largest in rolling industry producing

19 per cent of flat-rolled aluminium products
Among the largest producer of primary aluminium
in Asia 488,000 tpa
Major brands: Freshwrapp,Hindalco Extrusions,
Eternia Aluminium Windows, Hindalco Everlast
Aluminium Roofing & Structurals

cement

Ultratech

Largest cement company in

India (11th in the world)
Current installed capacity at 62
MTPA
Top producer of grey cement in
the world and the largest white
cement producer in India
Largest ready mix concrete
manufacturer in India

Recent acquisition of Gujarat

Cement Unit of Jaypee Cement
Corporation
Major brands: UltraTech, Birla
White Wall Care Putty, Birla Super,
Birla White

Telecom

Idea Cellular

Indias 3rd largest operator in terms of mobility revenues with revenue

market share of 15 per cent
Amongst the top 10 country operators, carries around 1.5 billion
minutes a day
Over 125 million customers with more than 98 per cent of reported
subs on VLR (highest in the industry)
Recognitions: Awarded the Best Place to Work at the Asia
Communication Awards 2013; ranked No.1 in the telecom sector in
Indias Best Companies to Work for Study-2013 (The Economic Times
in association with the Great Place to Work Institute); won Innovative
Telecom Business Model award at Aegis Graham Bell Awards 2012

FINANCIAL
services

Aditya Birla Finance Services Ltd.

ABFSG is an umbrella brand with the
following nine financial services lines of
business:
Life insurance
Asset management
NBFC
Project and structured finance
Private equity
Broking
General insurance broking
Wealth management and distribution
Online money management

Among the top 5 private fund managers in

India (excluding banks)
Among the top 5 private life insurance
companies in India
Among the top 4 mutual fund houses in India
Commenced infrastructure and mortgage
financing
5.5 million customers in 500 cities; 1,775 points
of presence; 200,000 channel partners

TEXTILES

Grasim, Aditya Birla Nuvo

Presence across entire value chain from pulp to apparel

Global leader in viscose staple fibre plants in India,
Indonesia, Thailand and China
Pulp plants in Canada and Sweden; plantations at Laos;
VSF project in Turkey
Major producer of yarn and acrylic fibre plants in India,
Thailand, Egypt, Philippines and Indonesia
Largest linen yarn and fabric producer, largest wool
combing operations, and one of the leading players in
polyester viscose fabric market in India
Brand: Graviera

FASHION &
LIFESTYLE

Madura Fashion & Lifestyle

Largest and fastest growing apparel player in India

8 factories with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities
Premium brands Louis Philippe, Van Heusen and Allen Solly; mid-price brands
Peter England and People
The Collective: high-end retail chain of stores in 5 cities
Entry into luxury segment with British brand Hackett London, a joint venture
Planet Fashion has a chain of stores with a strong distribution network available in
more than 100 cities
Exclusive network of more than 1,599 stores, 2.2 million sq ft retail space; present in
more than 1,500 premium multi-brand stores and 320 plus department stores
Acquired Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd. through Aditya Birla Nuvo. The Pantaloon
format business has 83 stores in 40 cities, which span over 28,000 sq ft

CARBON
BLACK

Aditya Birla
Carbon Black

No.1 carbon black producer in the world

with annual capacity of 2 million tonnes
Global manufacturing presence: 17
manufacturing plants across 15 countries
State-of-the-art technology centres at
Marietta, USA, and Taloja, India
Recipient of Deming Quality Award
Leading brand: Birla Carbon
Speciality brands: Raven, Conductex and
Copeblack (regional)

CHEMICALS
Aditya Birla Chemicals

Pioneers in the manufacture of epoxy resins

in South East Asia
Indias largest chlor-alkali producer
Leading producer of sodium and potassium
phosphates
Among the top 3 globally in sodium sulphite
and sodium meta bisulphite producers

INSULATORS
Aditya Birla Insulators

Worlds fourth largest and Indias largest producer

High-performance porcelain and composite insulators
for the transmission and distribution sector
Our insulators help transmit electricity through 58
countries

FERTILISERS
Indo Gulf

A premier agri solutions provider, offering

a full range of agri inputs customised
fertilisers, bulk fertilisers, seeds and
agrochemicals and agri services from
sowing to harvesting
Six Sigma principles in agriculture
Birla Shaktiman a partner in farmers
prosperity
Our products help over 20 million farmers
reap a rich harvest

MINING

Aditya Birla Natural

Resources/Essel Mining

One of Indias largest iron ore mining companies

Leading contractual coal mining company
Largest producer of noble ferro alloys and a wind
power generation company

RETAIL
Aditya Birla Retail more.

Among the top 3 value retail chains in India

513 supermarkets; 16 hypermarkets
Spread across 2 million sq ft retail space in more than 60
cities across India
Over 3 million loyalty card customers

Swiss Singapore
Overseas

Turnover of about US $4 billion and tonnage of about 14

million MT in FY13
Driven by 3 key product verticals fertilisers, sulphur
and energy
Presence in 15 countries
3rd largest contributor of ABG in terms of the top line
Among the top 3 sulphur trading companies (nonmanufacturing) in the international market
Among the top 10 tea buyers at the Calcutta Tea Auction for
all grades of tea and the largest merchant exporters of tea
from India

Domestic Textiles,
Overseas Spinning,
Acrylic Fibre

14,000-strong workforce. 10 manufacturing units. Net sales

value USD 1.20 billion
Presence in 5 countries Egypt, India, Indonesia, Philippines
and Thailand
5 manufacturing units in 3 countries

PT Elegant Textile Industry Indonesia

PT Indo Liberty Textiles Indonesia

PT Sunrise Bumi Textiles Indonesia

Indo Thai Synthetics Co Ltd. Thailand

Indo Phil Textiles Mills Inc. Philippines
3 manufacturing units in India

Jayshree Textiles Rishra, West Bengal

Grasim Bhiwani Textiles Bhiwani, Haryana

Vikram Woolens Malanpur, Madhya Pradesh

Building versatile next

generation leaders

Aditya Birla Group

Leadership Programs (ABGLP)
The Aditya Birla Group Leadership
Programs aims to build versatile nextgeneration leaders through structured
leadership programs that provide
challenging opportunities in the Group.
The Leadership Program for the
Experienced (LEAD) and Leadership
Associate Program (LEAP) are exclusive
incubation programs that endeavour
to cherry pick future leaders of the
Group from select B-schools in
India IIM A, IIM B, IIM C, IIM L,
XLRI and ISB and internationally.
Functional leadership programs
Finance Leadership Program (FLP) and
Human Resources Leadership Program
(HRLP) cater to entry-level functional
requirements in Finance and Accounts
and Human Resources.

ABGLP

General
Management
Programs

LEAP
MBA (0-4 yrs)

LEAD
MBA (4-6 yrs)

Functional
Programs

HRLP
MBA (0-4 yrs)

FLP
(CA rankers)

The Aditya Birla Group Leadership Programs are

currently offered at 5 levels

Group Internship Program (GIP)

Leadership Associate Program (LEAP)

Leadership Program for the Experienced (LEAD)

Human Resources Leadership Program (HRLP)

Finance Leadership Program (flp)

Group Internship
Program (GIP)
The GIP Program is for individuals having 0-6 years of pre-MBA experience. It consists
of an 8-week internship across varied functions: Sales, Marketing, Finance, Strategy,
Plant Operations and Supply Chain & Logistics. The GIP is a campus hiring program
and hires students who are currently pursuing full- time MBA.

sALES &
Marketing

Idea Cellular Limited, Delhi

and Haryana Circle: Tracking
and benchmarking segmented
offers of competition for its
existing customers

Plant
Operations

Birla Carbon, South Korea:

Special application tests
of carbon black Rubber
Dynamic tests and SEM/
EDX analysis

Finance

Birla Sun Life AMC, Mumbai:

Performance of Indian equities
over the past 10 years, in the
context of changing pattern of its
GDP growth, changing industry
dynamics and strategies adopted
by companies

Supply Chain

Aditya Birla Retail Limited,

Mumbai: To measure and draw
a reduction food map of carbon
footprint in the retail chain

Strategy

Birla Jingwei Fibre Co Ltd. (Pulp &

Fibre), China: Identifying leading
indicators for predicting demand
and pricing of viscose fibre and
proposing a cost-effective marketing
strategy for Birla Cellulose speciality
fibres in China

Key Elements of the 2-month Period

1

Crisp Induction Designed to

give GIP participants an overview
of the large conglomerate spread
across 17 Businesses

Mid-stint Progress A check-back

process to understand the progress
on the project and deliverables at the
mid-stint stage

A buddy process to
build familiarity

Opportunity to
network with 150+ LEAP
LEAD participants in ABG

confluence: Multi-stage evaluation

process that takes place at the end
of the 8-week internship. It comprises:
Development Assessment Centre and
presentation to a panel comprising senior
managers from the Group and interviews by
senior business managers of the Group

Pre-placement offers and preplacement interviews for the Aditya

Birla Group Leadership Programs
are decided based on the evaluation
at the Confluence

GIP is the only entry route

for students from international
campuses to enter the Aditya
Birla Group Leadership Programs,
subject to the assessment process

Leadership Associate
Program (LEAP)
The LEAP Program is for students currently pursuing fulltime MBA with 0-4 years
of pre-MBA experience. It consists of a structured 12-month training program with
4 stints of 3 months each in Sales, Operations and functional and cross-functional
areas. Post confirmation, LEAP participants take on roles across any of our over
17 Businesses.

Key Elements of the 12-month Training Period

1

Over 2-week induction

with an opportunity to meet the
Business Heads and CEOs

A mid-year review for any course

corrections and a confirmation
appraisal review at the end of the
training period by Business Directors
and senior leaders of the Group

Career tests and career

conversations for placements
onto final roles

A mentoring and buddy

process to make career
decisions and build familiarity

First Roles Post Training Period

National Category Head, Processed Food,

Aditya Birla Retail Supermarkets

Hypermarket Store Manager, Aditya Birla Retail

Product Manager Postpaid (Usage & Retention), Idea Cellular Ltd.

Manager Central Cell Chairmans Office

Manager Business Development, Project & Structured Finance,

Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.

Territory Sales Manager, Ultratech Cement

The first year at the program exposed me to a range

of experiences at various functions in different businesses and
geography. I worked with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle in Bangalore
on a luxury brand launch, with Idea Cellular in Delhi on a new
marketing plan, new strategy for the Thai Chemical Business
in Bangkok, and channel expansion of Birla Sunlife Insurance in
Mumbai. Not only did these stints put me in challenging and fast
track roles but also gave me an opportunity to work with the best
brains in the group. I have been working with Grasim Industries
Pulp and Fibre Business for the past 4 years now ... I handle the
branding and communication role for the entire fibre business
(both B2B and B2C).

Shaifali Gautam, IIM

Ahmedabad, LEAP 2008

Leadership Program for

the Experienced (LEAD)
The LEAD Program is for students currently pursuing fulltime MBA with 4-6 years
of pre-MBA experience and minimum 2 years of team management experience. It
consists of a structured 6-month training program with 3 stints of 2 months each
in our Manufacturing, Services and Corporate setups. Post confirmation, LEAD
participants take on roles across any of our over 17 Businesses.

Key Elements of the 6-month Training Period

1

Over 2-week induction

with an opportunity to meet
the Business Heads and CEOs

A confirmation appraisal review

at the end of the training period by the
Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla

Career tests and career

conversations for
placements onto final roles

A mentoring and buddy

process to make career decisions
and build familiarity

Opportunity to network
with 150+ LEAP LEAD
participants in ABG

Structured learning
and development
interventions are designed
at various career stages to
provide a learning platform
and exposure to enhance
skill sets

Sample Roles Post Training Period

Team Member Corporate Finance Division

Executive Assistant to CEOs of Key Businesses

Regional Manager of Brands with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle

Product Management at Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.

Mergers & Acquisitions,Ultratech Cement

Head Network & Strategy, UltraTech Cement

The stints during the first 6 months exposed

me to an old-style manufacturing business like
chemicals, the latest business in the groups fold
at that time, retail, and a business witnessing
huge growth at that time, telecom. These stints
proved an ideal opportunity to understand the
intricacies of various Businesses and to gauge
which is the right Business to start out post the
stints. I am currently Country Head (Sales &
Marketing) China for the Fibre Business.

Sachin Malik, XLRI, Jamshedpur,

LEAD 2007

Human Resources
Leadership Program (HRLP)
The HR Leadership Program is for individuals having 0-4 years of pre-MBA experience and
consists of a structured 12-month training period with 4 stints at 4 different areas of HR. The
stints will be across our Manufacturing and Service Businesses including an overseas stint. In
addition to this, HRLP also offers cross-functional exposure in Sales, Operations and Finance.
After completion of 12 months of training, HRLP participants get posted in a HR/IR
role in a manufacturing location. Post the first role and based on performance, skill sets
and career aspirations, HRLP participants take on an HR generalist role in either the
Manufacturing or Services Businesses. This role will be followed by a HR specialist
role in a chosen domain in Group HR or a specific Business of the Group.

Key Elements of the 12-month Training Period

1

Over a week-long induction

with an opportunity to meet the
chief people officers and senior
leaders

Mid-year review with panel

presentations to Senior leaders

A confirmation appraisal
review at the end of the training
period

Career tests and career

conversations for
placements onto final roles

A mentoring and buddy

process to make career
decisions and build familiarity

A year full of peripatetic, collaborative,

stimulating and challenging work assignments
spread across different businesses, functions
and organisational life stages. It was a gratifying
and propitious year of my life, both personally
and professionally. Today exactly one year after
I started my wondrous journey with the Aditya
Birla Group, I am taking another leap of faith by
joining the Indian Rayon Unit at Veraval.

Bikramjeet Singh, XLRI

Jamshedpur, HRLP 2013

Finance Leadership
Program (flp)
The Finance Leadership Program is for individuals who are chartered accountant exam
rankers as per the ICAI list. FLP consists of a 12-month rotation in different job families/
areas of finance and commercial across different sectors of the Group. The stints will be
of 3 months each across Manufacturing, Services and Corporate. One stint will be of a
cross-functional nature and one stint will be in an overseas location of the Group.

Key Elements of the 12-month Training Period

1

Over a week-long
induction with an opportunity to
meet the Chief Finance Officers
and senior leaders

A confirmation appraisal
review at the end of the training
period

A mentoring and buddy

process to make career
decisions and build familiarity

Mid-year review with panel

presentations to senior leaders

Career tests and career

conversations for
placements onto final roles

After completion of 12 months of

training, FLP trainees are posted in the
manufacturing/services sector in unit/
regional roles. Post the first role and
based on performance, skill sets and
career aspirations, FLP participants
take on an area of specialisation in
different Businesses. This role will be
followed by further strengthening in
the same area by continuing the same
specialisation in Corporate Finance or
any specific Business of the Group.

I am a chartered accountant
with All India 16th rank in the CAFinal exam and All India 43rd rank in
CA-IPCC. It is my ambition to be in a
leadership position where my skills
and talents would be put to the best
use. The FLP of the Aditya Birla Group
is a perfect start towards this. Firstly,
an exposure to several different
business verticals gives an opportunity
to groom ourselves personally and
professionally. Secondly, it offers fast
track growth prospects with the right
kind of experience that is needed.
The journey so far with the Aditya
Birla Group has been exciting, thrilling
and full of surprises and lessons. The
Finance Leadership Program is based
on the concept of young leadership. It
opens up a world of opportunities, in
the truest sense of the words!

Palkesh Asawa, CA ranker,

FLP 2013

Selection Process

Online psychometric test

Resumebased shortlisting
Group assessments
Interviews

ABGLP hires students from select

B schools in India. Request you to
contact respective placement cells
for more information regarding
the application process.

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